Job Description of Occupational Safety Specialist

Brief Description of the Task

Occupational Safety Specialists are appointed from among engineers, architects, graduates of Occupational Health and Safety Departments, or technical personnel who are authorized by the Ministry to work in the field of Occupational Health and Safety and who possess an Occupational Safety Specialist certificate.

They conduct their activities in occupational health and safety matters, the procedures and principles of which are determined by law and regulations.

Duties, Powers and Responsibilities

1. It ensures the implementation of occupational safety and health services within Yozgat Bozok University.
2. Leading the team in conducting risk assessments.
3. To ensure the investigation of workplace accidents and near miss incidents.
4. Providing occupational health and safety consulting services for employers and employees.
5. To ensure that occupational health and safety training is organized and provided for employees.
6. Attending committee meetings.
7. To organize and participate in building tours and field trips/inspections.
8. To ensure the supervision of occupational health and safety services for employees working for subcontractors.
9. To perform the duties specified in the Regulation on the Duties, Authorities, Responsibilities and Training of Occupational Safety Specialists and the Occupational Health and Safety Law No. 6331.
10. To carry out the necessary reporting procedures in accordance with the Yozgat Bozok University Occupational Health and Safety Implementation Directive.
11. To record, file, duplicate, classify, and archive all documents and records received by the unit in accordance with the relevant legislation.
12. To coordinate the execution of assigned or requested tasks and documents/correspondence related to the field of activity, to prepare response letters (internal and external), to initial them, and to submit them for approval/initialization to the relevant senior manager(s).
13. Preparing all written materials and documents from the unit for distribution.
14. They possess the powers defined in the Occupational Health and Safety Law No. 6331, the Regulation on the Duties, Authorities, Responsibilities and Training of Occupational Safety Specialists, and the Bozok University Occupational Health and Safety Implementation Directive.
15. If a life-threatening situation is identified in the workplace and is serious, unavoidable, and requires immediate intervention, the employer must be asked to stop the work.
16. To conduct the processes related to their duties in accordance with the quality objectives and procedures within the framework of our University's Quality Policy and Quality Management System.
17. Their duties include conducting inspections and research on occupational health and safety in all areas of the workplace, accessing necessary information and documents, and interviewing employees.
18. To cooperate with relevant institutions and organizations, with the knowledge of the employer, on matters required by the job and in accordance with the internal regulations of the workplace.